Saw teeth



July v. A. 'r. ALBRIGHT 1,919,352

SAW TEETH Filed May 6, 1932 INVENTOR mgfww ATTORNEYS.

Patented July 25,

vxcron'a r. ALZBRIGHT, or BEDFORD, INDIANA sAw mean Application filed May a, 1932; s rial No. 609,599.

i This invention relates to saw teeth of the type part cularly adapted for use in the sawin of-stones; v

I aw teeth of the above vided,as shownin my co-pending applicatio n Serial No. 574,846, filed November 13, "1931-, with a plurality of cuttingelements, such as diamonds which are embedded in the metal ofthe tooth and-are so exposedat the workingfaceorifaces of the tooth as to engage the work and 't-ion.

ti011 is'topr0Vide animp-roved tooth of the character mentioned,7which is so constructed as to attain to a higher degree the advantages attained by sawteeth embodying the invention-of said co-pendin'g application, namely, smooth-walled: kerf, efiieiency from a power-consumption standpoint and smoothness in operation of the saw. n

, Other objects and advantages of thep'resent invention will become apparent from the following description, taken in connection i with the accompanying drawinglin whichv inFigure 8, .ure'3;

' Figure 1 is a fragmental' 'vi ew of a-circular saw body, having a plurality of teeth embodying this invention vmounted ripheral margin thereof; I I v '.F igure 2 isan enlargedzplan .view of fa portion of thesaw body and of' one of the teeth thereon; Figure 3is an-enlargedelevation of the upper portion of one of the teeth Figure 4 is an end View of as viewed fromthe rightin F ig- ,Figure 5 isfa transverse sectional view taken on the plane of line 55 of Figure 2, c 3 with omission of'thecutting elements atthe.

rear of such planeg and Figure 6 1s a transverse sectional view taken on the plane of line 66,- With'omission of the cutting elements at the rear: of such-plane 7 Referring to the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates a circular saw body or. blade, which is adapted. tov be'rotated in the direction of the arrow Y,-shown thereon, and in the peripheral margin of which are formed a plurality of tooth-receiving notches'llp Such;

character are pro effect the sawing opera An important object of thepresent'invenin thepe-f Y p 17 'and18 andthe side faces20 and 21,'-it

whats shown notchesare, of course, providedthroughout the peripheralinargin ofthe saw blade and are adaptedzfor thereception of a series of teeth embodying this invention, 1 of which only four, namely, those indicated by the r reference characters A,=.B,-G and D,'are here- :inshown. These teeth arespaced from each other throughout the peripheral margin of the saw blade and are held in the-respective 1 notches 11 against radial displacement by sui.table means,..such as locking pins .12,the body portionsof the-respective teeth being provided 011 opposite -sides;with a drive-in notch 14 and a drive-outnotch- 15 adapted for the reception of a suitable tool, by whlch,

wit-h. the; aid of a hammer,-a series of blows may be deliv'e'red to the tooth to drive it in orout .of the require. Referring shown in the several figures, it will :be noted that the head portion thereof is so'formedz as to provide cutting-element-carrying' faces consisting of an outer .face16,a pair'of out- 7 i wardly and slightly forwardly inclinedmari particularly to v saw bla'de, as occasions'may i ginal' faces 17 and'18-and a pair of slightly U 'forwardly inclinedis'ide faces and 21. Beferringiparticularly to them-arginal faces will be noted that they-are flat and that their angular relation to eachother is. such that the planes in which these faces are disposed all converge forwardly ofthe tooth,'that is,

toward the front of the tooth,'when regard is. had to the direction'of its tr'avel'as indieated' by the arrow Y in Figure 1', and that fthe planes in: which-the marginal faces are disposed alsoconverge toward-the outer end of the tooth. Becaus'e'of the converging re -lationof the'planes of thei faees I17, '18, 20 I .7 and-21, the shape of thetooth head'is such U that it tapers along its marginal face-s 17 and Y18aS well as alongjits side faces 20 and-2l from its rear toward itsfront,'with there-v Isult that the'head in plan, as shown in Figa ure 2, is characterized by its wedge-like forplane parallel or substantially'parallel to the periphery of the saw blade,-is similarly mation, it being noted'inthis eonnection'that I theouter face 16,which is disposed in a shaped in that its width progressively diminishes from the rear of the tooth toward the front thereof.

Embedded in the head of the tooth are a plurality of cutting elements, namely, an outer-face diamond, marginal-face diamonds, side-face diamonds and ed e diamonds. These diamonds are preferanly anchored in the metal of the tooth by casting the metal about them, as described in my above co -pending applicatiomso that their cutting points are exposed, the diamonds being reinforced against displacement by abutments, which are also formed by the casting operation according to the disclosures of said application, and which surround only the "projecting :portions of the respective diamonds, as herein shown.

:Referring:particularly to: the above-mentioned diamonds, it will be noted that the Outer-face diamondn22 is so located that it projects front-the center of the outer face 16 of the tooth. Considering the marhum face diamonds, of which there are four nerein shown,-it will be noted that those indicated by the numerals 24 and 25 project from the-marginal face 17, and that those indica-tedby the numerals 26 and 2'? project from the marginal face 18. Of these marginalface diamonds, those indicated by the numerals 2aand26 are disposed in the transverse plane of the outer-face diamond 22, and thoseind-icated loy'the numerals 25 and 27 are disposed in transverse planes passing through the tooth respectivelyin' front of an'din the rear of the outer-face diamond22.

Thediamonds v24l-an'd 25 are disposed in a plane'passing transversely through. the head portion of the-tooth .at an acute "angle to the: outer-face -16,uand the diamonds 26 and -27;are disposed ina similar plane which intersects the plane of the diamonds 24-. and 25 on the transverse medial plane of the tooth, the diamonds 24 and 26 being disposed nearest; the; front face ofthe tooth andequidistantly spaced therefrom.

Referring tothe side-face diamonds, of whichathere are six herein shown, those indicated'by' the numerals 28, 29 and 30 project fromfthe side facei20, and those indicated by the' n'umerals131,82 and project from-the opposite sideface: 21. .As to the side-face diamonds,- it will be noted that they are-disposed in .a-common plane passing transversely through the head portion of the liOOtllwEtl] an: acute-angle to: the outer, face 16 thereof,-and'thatithe diamo-nds28 and 31 are disposed nearest the plane of such outer face. It will also bev noted that the pa'irs ofrdiamonds (28, 31), (29, 32) and 30, 33) :are 1 disposed respectively in equidistantly spaced transverse planes passing through the-tooth head-at points, respectively, forward of the outer-face diamond 22, in-

termediate the outer-face diamond 22a-nd the pair of diamonds 30, 33, and rearwardly of the pair of diamonds 29, 32.

Considering the edge diamonds, of which meeting lines between the outer face 16 andthe marginal faces 18 and .17, and that the edge diamonds 36 and 37 project from the head portion of the tooth, respectively, on p the meeting line of the marginal face 18 with the side face 21 and the meeting line of the marginal face 17 with the side face 20. It is to be noted that the edge diamond 3a is in alignment with the marginal-face diamonds 26 and 27, that theedge diamond'35-iis in alignment with the marginal-face diamonds and 25, that these 'respectiveredge diamonds are disposed intransverse planes passing through the tooth, respectively in front of and at the rear of the outer-facediamond 22, that the edge diamonds86 and37 are in alignment with the respective side-face diamonds (.31, 32, 33) and (28,29, 8O) andthat they are disposed inza transverse plane pass ing through the tooth'forwa-rdly of the marginal-face diamond 25.

\Vhen it is taken. mtoaccount that the emcutting points, it will be'readily appreciated,

from an inspection of Figured, that they are generally disposed. so" that :they overlap ina direction transverse .tothetooth or across the. direction of operr tion of the tooth, it being noted from this figure that-the disposition of the diamonds is such that no onecutting point is required to'traverse the'identical path of any other cutting point. In order to further accentuate these'advantages, the diamondsparticularly the marginalface diamonds and side-face diamondsof one tooth may be slightly offset with respect to the corresponding dirmonds of the adjacent tooth. Selecting diamonds 29 offlteeth A and B for illustration, the cuttingpoint of diamond 29 of tooth B, instead of being in the directpath of the cutting point of the diamond 29 of tooth A inay be located a few thousandths of an inch at one side tances from :a planepassin'g centrally-and longitudinally through thetooth, with the result that these dian'ionds-engage thework in a definite'progressive OI'dQI'WVltll respect to the outer-face d1amond'22,wthe cutting point wof which at a slightly greater distance from the center of rotation of the saw blade than the cutting points of any of the remaining diamonds, asparticularly .lshowniri-Figure 4. The order in which the diamonds remove the material from the work at opposite sides of the central, longitudinal plane offthe tooth is as follows:

diamonds-35, 24, 25, 37, 28, 29, and at one side of such-plane, and diamonds 34, 26,

mond. As a result-of such progressive operation of the diamonds a cutting operation 1 is assured WhICh produces a smooth-walled v -1' 1. A saw toothincluding.

portion having-inclined marginal faces dis-j .kerf'with'smoothness and efiiciency. 1

Although only one form of theinvention is herein shown and described, it willbe understood that various modificationsmay be employed withoutdepartingfrom the spirit of the inventionor the scope of the following I, J clined marginal facesdisposed in planes'converging toward the front of the tooth and claims. a a Whatisclaimedi'szp F a a metal head posedv in planes converging toward the front :of the'vtoothand also toward the outer end :of the toothfand a plurality. ofcutting elements embedded in said metalhead portion and exposed at, said faces.-

2. A saw tooth including 'ametal portion having side faces disposed inplanesjcon- I verging toward thefront of the tooth and infclined-m'arginal faces disposed in planes converging toward the front of the tooth and also toward the outer end of the 'tooth,- and a plurality of. cutting elements embedded in said metal head portion and exposed at said side facesand saidinclined marginal faces.

3. a A saw toothincluding ametalhjead'por tion' having side faces disposed in planes converging toward the front of the tooth and inclined marginal faces disposed. in planes converging toward the front of the tooth and 7 also toward the outer endlofthetooth, and a a plurality of cuttingelements embedded in"- said metal head portion and exposed at said side faces and said nclined marginal faces,

plurality of cutting elements embedded in said metal head portion and eXpose'd'at said SlClQ faces and said inclined marginal faces, said cutting elements having cuttlng points projectingfrom said facesat varying distancesfroin a plane passing centrally'jand longitudinally through said headportiona a. A saw tooth including a metal head portion having side faces disposedin planes cone verging toward the front of thetooth and 111- c-lined marginal faces disposed in planes converging toward the front of the tooth and also toward the outer end of thetooth,"and

said cutting elements having cutting points projecting from said faces at varying faces. Y

tances '1 from a plane passing "centrally: and

' longitudinallythrough said metal headpo fi it tion,different groups of the'cuttin'g elements ,eachs ide of'said' central plane being disposed in different planes-passing 'transyer'jse 1y through sald metal head portionrat an "acute, angle to'the outer face thereof and being i'disposed an s-overlapping"relation acrossthe direction of operation of thetooth.

c '5 A sawtooth includinga metalhead por= andlsaid' inclinedmarginal faces'aiid Others of which are exposed on themeetingilinestof with said inclined marginal said outer face 6. 'A' saw toothincluding a metal head porf tion having an outer face, and qhaving in alsotowards the-outer end of the tooth, anda pluraiity of cuttingLelements embedded in said metal head portion, some of which cut ting elements are exposed: at said outer-face and said inclined marginal faces and othersof which are exposed on the meeting lines of faces said cuttin 'elements havin cutt-in y b v, p b a pomtsprQ ecting from said metal head portionatvary ng distances from a plane passing saiol' outer face withsai'dinclined mar inal v n centrally and longitudinally through said headportion, v I v I c 7. A saw tooth includinga metal head poi c lined m'arginalfaces disposed in planes conting elements are expose'dat said, outer face :tio'n having an outer face, and'having. 111-.

y a k f verging toward-thefrent of the tootharid.) lalso towardsthev outer end of-Qthetooth, and

a plurality of cutting elements embedded in; said metal head portionfsome of which cut and said inclined marginal'faces and others 3 of which are exposed 'on'themeeting llIleS Of sald outer face'wlth said inclined marginal I trally and longitudinally, through said metal "head;portion, different groups ofthe cutting I elements at eachside "of said centralplanebeing disposed in different planes passing tranvsersely through said metal-head p'or faces,- said cutting elements" having cutting points vproyectlng from said h'ea-dportion at varying distances from a plane passing centionat an acute angle to the outer face thereof ancl-'being'disposed in tin-overlapping re lation across tooth.

s. A'SEIW tooth inc uding a metal had i portion having an outer face, side faces disthe direction of operation of the posed in planesconverging toward thefronty of thetooth, and inclined marginal faces disposed in planes converging toward the front 13(1- all!) I ofthe tooth andualso toward the outerend of thetooth,: and a plurality of cutting ele ments embedded in said metal head portion, some of which cutting elements are exposed atsaidouter face and said sidefaces and said inclinedinarginal faces and some of which are exposed on the respective meeting lines between said outer face and said inclined marginal faces, and others of which are exposed on the respective meeting lines between said inclined marginal faces and said side faces.

9. A'saw tooth including a metal head portion having an outer face, side faces disposed in planes converging toward the front of the tooth, and inclined marginal facesdisposed in planes converging toward the front of the tooth and also toward the outer end of the tooth, and a plurality of cutting elements embedded in said metal head portion, some of which cutting elements are exposed at said outerface and said side faces and said inclined marginal faces and some of which I are exposed on the respective meeting lines )ortion havin an outer face side faces dis- '3 7 posed in planes converging toward the front of the tooth, and inclined marginal faces disposed in planes converging toward the front of the tooth and also toward the outer end of the tooth, and a plurality of cutting elements embedded in said metal head portion, some of which cutting elements are exposed at saidouter face and said sidefaces and said 1 inclined marginal faces and some of which are exposed on the respective meeting lines between said outer faceand said inclined marginal faces, and others of Whichare exposed on the respective meeting lines between said inclined marginal faces and said side faces, said cutting elements having cutting points projecting from said metal head portion at varying distances from a plane passing centrally and lon itudinallythrough said metal head portion, different groups of the cutting elements atceach side of'said'central plane being disposed in-difierent planes passing transversely through said metal head portion at an acute angleitogsaid: outer face thereof and being disposed inan'overlapping relation across the the tooth.

11. 'A saw' tooth including a :metal head portion having side faces disposedin' planes direction of operation of converging toward the front ofthe'itooth, and a plurality'of cutting elements embedded in said metal-head portion and projectng from said faces and having theircutting points spaced apart and disposed at varying distances from a plane passing centrallyzand longitudinally through said metal head portion, which varying distances. increase from the front of the tooth toward the rear=of the tooth.

12. A sawtooth including ametathead portion having side faces disposed in planes converging toward the front of the tooth,

and a plurality of'cutting elements embedded in said metal head portion and projecting from said faces and I having their cutting points spaced apartand disposed at varying distances from a plane passing centrally and longitudinally through said metal% headportion, which varying distancesincrease from the front of the tooth toward the rearof the tooth, said cutting elements being disposed in an overlapping relation across the direction of operation of the tooth.

13. A. saw tooth including a metal head converging toward the front of the tooth, and a plurality of cutting elements embedded in said metal head portion and'projecting from said side faces and having their cutting points spaced apart and disposed at varying 1 relation across the direction of operation-of the tooth. i

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